Should he stay or should he go...on vacation?

Michele Obama and her kids have already left for Hawaii for their 2 week vacation...should Obama follow them or should he not?

Rush was talking today about how President Bush always spent Christmas - the 25th - at the White House, so his Secret Service folks could spend time with their families on Christmas day.

So if Obama does go to Hawaii for Christmas, he's taking a few Secret Service guys away from their families. (Although, who knows, perhaps Obama flies there families to Hawaii with him...probably not.)

In any event, Rush read bits of an article from the Hill.

But only certain bits.

He said the article was a tearjerker, designed to get sympathy for Obmaa who is stuck in Washington while his family is in Hawaii.

But, really, it was nothing of the kind. For example, Rush didn't read this paragraph to us:

Now, with the payroll tax extension compromise unsettled, and members of Congress already back at home, does Obama up and leave, too? Or will the president be forced to spend the holidays at an empty White House with the Yule Log on TV, listening to Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas”?

“If he stays, he could be seen as the only adult in the room,” said Susan MacManus, a professor of political science at the University of South Florida. “If he leaves, it could hurt him.”

and then there's this:

“He has every right to celebrate the holidays with his family,” said Sean Spicer, the communications director for the Republican National Committee.

But if negotiators are in Washington working on a compromise, Spicer said, “I think that speaks volumes about the lack of leadership. He can’t chide Congress about going on vacation and then go on vacation."

Tony Fratto, who served as a White House spokesman to George W. Bush, a president frequently criticized by the left for his vacation time, agreed.

“He’s been the one challenging [lawmakers] — it’s the standard he’s set for Washington officials, so he should stay here and make sure he’s helpful,” Fratto said.

At the same time, Democrats say Obama should make the trip regardless.

Democratic consultant Karen Finney, a columnist for The Hill, said having Obama remain in Washington “symbolically” is not the answer.

“Americans are very clear on who’s raising their taxes,” Finney said. “And it isn’t the president.”

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